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From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures, in stunning vignettes, snapshots, and episodes, the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. New York Times correspondent Dexter Filkins’s work in Iraq was hailed by David Halberstam as “reporting of the highest quality imaginable.” Now, through Filkins’s eyes, we witness the chain of events that began with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, led to the attacks of 9/11, and culminated in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Filkins’s “camera” moves across a vast and various landscape of amazing characters and astonishing scenes: deserts, mountains, and streets of carnage; a public amputation performed by Taliban; the days and nights of 9/11 rescue workers. He takes us inside the homes of suicide bombers and into street-to-street combat alongside a battalion of U.S. Marines in Falluja. We meet Iraqi insurgents; an American captain who loses a quarter of his men in eight days; Ahmed Chalabi, who tricked America into war; and Ahmed Shah Masoud, the anti-Taliban rebel killed by Al Qaeda. Like no other book, The Forever War allows us a visceral understanding of the war on terror and of the experiences of the people involved, combatants and victims alike. It is a stunning debut: a brilliant, fearless book about one war and, ultimately, about all war.

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I should probably confess right away that I'm not a fan of journalism. I resent the whole idea of getting info...more...]]> 5 9 false false Tue Oct 28 20:41:38 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 25 21:10:36 -0800 2008 The Forever War is a work of reportage - magnificent reportage, in fact - but that's not all it is. For one thing, Filkin's tone is at times more personal, more anguished, than conventional journalism usually allows. For another, the cumulative impact of the pieces is beyond the liter...more...]]> 5 6 false false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 22:20:46 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 22:39:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 04 08:01:43 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 08:31:45 -0700 2009
Filkins writes about his experiences as a war reporter in Afghanistan and Iraq (mostly the book is about Iraq). It is composed of short, medium, and long vignettes. He makes no effort to connect them.

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This man can *write*. He brought scenes from war-ravaged countries into my living room, and found a way to accentuate both the devastatio...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 29 10:49:01 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 11:05:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Jan 15 07:24:28 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 07:30:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Jan 17 10:32:51 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:55:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 12:26:44 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 11:27:47 -0800 2009 The Forever War, Filkins reports his stories in bits and pieces. He likes to be where the action is and find out wha...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 10:29:23 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 00:12:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 15:00:05 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 09:27:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Sep 13 09:13:40 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 09:17:22 -0700 2008 NYT Book Review this weekend? Here's a glimpse of the review: "It is not facetious to speak of work like that of Dexter Filkins as defining the 'culture' of a war. The contrast of his eloquence and humanity with the shameless snake-oil salesmansh...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Nov 19 04:21:34 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 04:23:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 08:35:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 08:43:55 -0800 2009
Although there is somewhat of an agenda to the book, it is not a tre...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:48:18 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 17:58:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 07:41:16 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 08:38:13 -0700 2009
At face value the title seems overtly leftist, but Filkins h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 10:22:26 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 10:26:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:53:19 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:53:32 -0700 2009 Filkins survived four hair-raising years in Ir...more...]]>